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South Africa Public Universities Rankings 2024

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AD Scientific Index - World University/Institution Rankings 2024 Total Number of Scientists in University/Institution
Country Ranking Region Ranking World Ranking University / Institution Country Founded Source Best Scientist in University/Institution
World Rank / Name
Total Institutions in Country Total Scientists in Index In top %3 In top %10 In top %20 In top %30 In top %40 In top %50 In top %60 In top %70 In top %80 In top %90 Total Scientists in Index
1 1 233
University of Cape Town
South Africa 1874 Public 339
 
Sahal Yacoob

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55 1191 31 140 279 399 518 625 723 857 1,048 1,138 1,191
2 2 311
Stellenbosch University
South Africa 1918 Public 1537
 
David M. Richardson
55 1067 21 79 183 277 368 457 549 678 857 967 1,067
3 3 314
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa 1922 Public 1706
 
Bruce Mellado

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55 935 21 70 162 251 318 398 483 556 680 819 935
4 4 531
University of Kwazulu Natal
South Africa 2004 Public 8330
 
Fernando Albericio
55 818 9 45 113 197 253 305 361 434 621 752 818
5 5 560
University of Pretoria
South Africa 1908 Public 3657
 
Mike Wingfield
55 828 8 54 141 235 322 419 494 562 649 749 828
6 6 577
University of Johannesburg
South Africa 2005 Public 936
 
Loan Truong

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55 943 8 30 95 147 195 259 325 455 678 835 943
7 8 723
North West University
South Africa 2004 Public 8722
 
Christo Venter

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55 461 5 19 66 103 160 216 276 309 367 454 461
8 11 844
University of the Western Cape
South Africa 1959 Public 11193
 
Roy Maartens
55 381 3 20 42 74 104 134 167 231 292 355 381
9 12 872
Rhodes University
South Africa 1904 Public 14567
 
Tebello Nyokong
55 255 3 15 35 62 92 114 125 153 178 231 255
10 20 989
University of the Free State
South Africa 1904 Public 33648
 
HC Swart
55 331 2 12 30 55 78 108 135 192 263 298 331
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11 26 1,121
Nelson Mandela University
South Africa 2005 Public 4583
 
Richard M. Cowling
55 187 2 3 7 23 30 40 60 80 118 154 187
12 28 1,129
University of Fort Hare
South Africa 1916 Public 17657
 
AJ Afolayan
55 254 2 2 14 26 38 45 61 94 135 194 254
13 31 1,202
University of South Africa
South Africa 1873 Public 7281
 
Eno E. Ebenso
55 862 1 11 34 66 102 156 211 322 505 702 862
14 35 1,356
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
South Africa 2005 Public 1903
 
Timothy D Noakes
55 267 1 5 11 26 35 60 69 104 158 201 267
15 56 1,793
Tshwane University of Technology
South Africa 2003 Public 58738
 
Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku
55 207 0 7 19 30 40 56 76 106 134 178 207
16 57 1,795
Durban University of Technology
South Africa 2002 Public 43356
 
Faizal Bux
55 173 0 7 16 29 43 51 62 85 103 129 173
17 71 2,066
University of Limpopo
South Africa 2005 Public 126483
 
David E. Motaung
55 197 0 3 5 15 19 26 36 63 118 170 197
18 81 2,164
University of Venda
South Africa 1982 Public 79689
 
Pascal O. Bessong, Massaf
55 152 0 2 9 19 23 33 50 65 98 124 152
19 90 2,228
University of Zululand
South Africa 1960 Public 116586
 
Thavendran Govender
55 83 0 2 6 10 16 19 21 34 50 69 83
20 112 2,561
Central University of Technology
South Africa 1981 Public 83001
 
Igor Yadroitsev (Ihar Yadroitsau)
55 76 0 1 4 8 11 16 21 39 54 69 76
21 117 2,629
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
South Africa 2014 Public 117795
 
Liviu Feller
55 91 0 1 3 8 11 17 22 34 51 73 91
22 132 2,842
Vaal University of Technology
South Africa 1966 Public 122265
 
Augustine Ofomaja
55 91 0 1 1 7 11 13 19 31 44 70 91
23 150 3,148
Walter Sisulu University
South Africa 2005 Public 222851
 
Stephen Akinlabi
55 123 0 0 4 5 12 21 27 47 72 100 123
24 170 3,360
University of Mpumalanga
South Africa 2014 Public 175653
 
Tatenda Dalu
55 68 0 0 2 5 8 9 15 27 37 53 68
25 219 3,926
Sol Plaatje University
South Africa 2014 Public 279549
 
Nhamo Chaukura
55 54 0 0 1 1 2 6 7 12 25 41 54
26 220 3,933
South African National Space Agency
South Africa 2010 Public 264038
 
Stewart Bernard
55 14 0 0 1 2 2 3 7 8 9 12 14
27 267 4,405
Mangosuthu University of Technology (Technikon)
South Africa 1979 Public 410665
 
Mehdi Sattari
55 53 0 0 0 1 4 8 13 18 30 45 53
28 668 8,672
Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology
South Africa 1997 Public 1091146
 
Arno Meyer
55 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1